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My (Unintentional) Contribution to the Historic Record
I turned in a rough draft of my thesis to my adviser last night (yay!). Now, I'm incredibly proud of all of the work that I've done this past year.…
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My Mom’s a Geek
Well, this mom is a geek. Possibly a nerd. My own mom is way cooler than that. Anyways, I was talking with another mom at a local Meetup group that…
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Rock Band Rumble (#Winning!)
Last Thursday night, I participated in a Rock Band tournament at the Brattle Theater, sponsored by Harmonix (the folks who make Rock Band) and Improv Boston. For those of you…
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Ask a Geeky Girl: So You Think You Can Blog
Today's question is about blogging. I just started a blog and I want to make sure that it's good. How do I make sure that my blog is at least…
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Ask a Geeky Girl: Netiquette
Girl Madeupname writes: Dear Geeky Girl, My friends keep telling me about this concept called netiquette. What does that mean? Am I supposed to be sticking my pinky finger out…
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Ask a Geeky Girl: Destroying Data
A few weeks ago, we talked about what to do when your hard drive dies and you want to save your data. Well, now we're going to talk about the…
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Ask a Geeky Girl: How Best to Kill a Computer
Guy Incognito writes: I hate my work laptop and I want a new one. The IT department says that I'm stuck with this one until it breaks. What can I…
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Ask a Geeky Girl: A Holiday Gift Guide
If I wanted to be lazy, I would just tell you to do all of your holiday shopping for that special geek in your life at Think Geek. You pretty…
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Ask a Geeky Girl: Backing Up Your Computer(s)
Last week, we talked about what to do if your hard drive dies and you don't have a recent backup. Today, we're going to get proactive. How do you protect…
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Ask a Geeky Girl: When a Hard Drive Dies
Amanda writes: So say, HYPOTHETICALLY speaking, your computer dies (as in, perpetual blue screen of death). And NATURALLY you hadn't backed it up. (I know. I know.) And let's say…